Isaac Vossius (1618-1689) : between science and scholarship / / edited by Eric Jorink and Dirk van Miert.
Mostly remembered for his library and for his biblical criticism, Isaac Vossius (1618-1689) played a central role in the early modern European world of learning. Taking his cue from the unlikely bedfellows Joseph Scaliger and René Descartes, Vossius published on chronology, biblical criticism, optic...
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| Superior document: | Brill's studies in intellectual history, v. 214 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 214. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction. The Challenger: Isaac Vossius and the European World of Learning / Eric Jorink and Dirk van Miert
- The French Connection: From Casaubon and Scaliger, via Saumaise, to Isaac Vossius / Dirk van Miert
- Isaac Vossius, Chronologer / Anthony Grafton
- Isaac Vossius and the Septuagint / Scott Mandelbrote
- In the Twilight Zone: Isaac Vossius and the Scientific Communities in France, England and the Dutch Republic / Eric Jorink
- A View from the Mountaintop: The Development of Isaac Vossius’ Optics, 1658–1666 / Fokko Jan Dijksterhuis
- In the Shadow of Jesuits: Isaac Vossius and Geography / Karel Davids
- Vossius’ Chinese Utopia / Thijs Weststeijn
- Isaac Vossius, entre Philologie et Philosophie / Colette Nativel
- Manuscript Notes in Books from the Vossius Collection / Susan Derksen
- Collecting the Ultimate Scholar’s Library: The Bibliotheca Vossiana / Astrid C. Balsem
- Epilogue: Isaac Vossius in Context / Eric Jorink and Dirk van Miert
- Bibliography
- Index of Names.